<ul><li>A job applicant sued Paycom, alleging the background check incorrectly reported his twin brother's charges to a prospective employer.</li><li>Paycom provided a report including misdemeanor and felony charges of the applicant's twin brother with the same birthdate, leading to the employer rescinding the job offer.</li><li>The applicant alleged that even after the report was corrected, the employer declined to employ him.</li><li>Private-sector background checks can have false-positive and false-negative errors, with some relying on names and birthdates instead of unique identifiers like fingerprints.</li></ul>

Job seeker says Paycom background check included twin brother’s charges

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